Device for handling and airing mattresses or like bulky articles



Aug. 11, 1936. DE QUINCEY VINING 2,050,906

DEVICE FOR HANDLING AND AIRING MATTRESSES OR LIKE BULKY ARTICLES Filed Sept. 28, 1935 Ki [7 4 3/ 0 g Z3 Z Z/ /6 I, 0 f 15 17 [W T I n I. G 27 I a X /6 Z! I1" IL 0 D (D 0 5 3 2% i6 n 1 a a 3 /6 0 "Z3 Z7 I Z7 W 1/ Patented Aug. 11, I936 UNITED SAT DEVICE FOR HANDLING AND AIRING MAT- TRESSES R LIKE BULKY ARTICLES This invention relates to carrying devices and more particularly to a device adapted for use in the handling of bulky articles which are relatively hard for one person to handle.

An object of this invention is, to provide a carrying means of this type which is designed particularly for the handling of mattresses or like bulky articles for the purpose of moving the mattresses or like articles for cleaning, airing or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which includes means, whereby the position of the article may be changed so as to permit passage of the article 1 mounted on the device through a conventional doorway.

A further object of this invention is to provide an article carrying means of this kind which is relatively light in weight and which 20 can be easily manufactured at relatively low cost.

5 A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is so constructed that it may be readily placed in a rel- 25 atively small space so that it will not be in the way when it is not in use.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described in, and in part be understood from the following detail description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view partly broken away and in section of a device constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation partly broken away and in section of the device with the supporting frame in substantially vertical position.

Referring to the drawing wherein like nu- 40 merals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral I 0 designates generally a base structure constructed of a relatively long piece of material, such as Wood or the like which is provided 45 with a pair of transversely disposed bars II provided with casters or rollers I 3. These bars I I may be spacedapart the desired distance along the length of the base member II so that the device will not tilt either longitudinally or trans- 50 versely.

The base I0 is provided with a pair of upstanding supports or standards I2 and II which are secured preferably to the base It at opposite ends thereof and these standards or up- 55 rights l2 and I4 may be braced as by angle braces I5 secured to the inside portions of the standards and to the top of the base II]. It will,

of course, be understood that other bracing means besides the angle braces l5 may be used,

if considered necessary, to hold the uprights or 5 standards I2 and M against rocking movement relative tothe base member I0.

An elongated shaft It extends between the uprights or standards I2 and M adjacent the upper portion thereof, being secured as by cotter. 10 pins I? so that the shaft I6 will not move longitudinally of the base I0, but may have rocking movement relative to the standards I2 and It. An article supporting frame generally designated as I8 is mounted on the shaft I6 and comprises a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending parallel frame bars I9 disposed one on each side of the shaft IS, a pair ofend rails 29 and 2I, each provided with bearing members 22" extend transversely of the shaft l6 and are secured to the ends of the longitudinal frame bars I9. The frame bars I9 are secured as by nails or screws or other fastening devices to the end bars 29 and 2E at a point preferably intermediate the opposite ends of these end bars. 7

A pair of intermediate or transversely extending bars 22 are secured to the longitudinal bars I9 and disposed in parallel relation to the end members 28 and 2i. A middle bar 23 issecured to the frame members I9 and is provided with a relatively shortened portion 24 which is hinged to the balance of the bar 23 as by a hinge 25. This hinged portion 26 provides a means whereby a person pulling a mattress or other bulky article upon the slats or bars 2I, 22 or 23 may stand relatively close to the carriage and in between the inner or intermediate slats or bars 22.

Each transversely disposed frame bar or slat is provided at opposite ends thereof, with a swingable locking member 26, which is constructed in the form of a staple or screw-eye which is adapted to engage in a selected elongated slot 21 provided in an end strap 28 secured to a locking bar 29. Each slat or transversely extending frame bar has a locking bar 29 associated therewith, and the locking bars 29 have straps 28 at each end thereof.

The supporting frame comprising the longitudinal bars I9, and the transverse slats 29, 2H, 22, and 23 is held in a substantially horizontal position by means of a pivoted hook or locking member 30 carried by the standard I4 which is adapted to engage in a screw-eye 3| carried by the end slat 20. A diagonally disposed bar 32 spectively, and this bar 32 is adapted to hold the frame H3 in a substantially vertical position when a mattress or like article is disposed thereon.

In the use and operation of this device the locking bars 29 are first removed from the transverse slats or bars carried by the frame is and then looked in a substantially horizontal position by the looking member 30. The side of the frame opposite from the hinged member 24 is then disposed adjacent the side or end of a bed and the hinged portion 24 swung in the direction of the adjacent longitudinal bar I!) so that a person may readily stand between projecting ends of the inner transverse bars 22.

The mattress or like article is then drawn upon the slats of the frame I8 whereupon the locking members 29 are disposed on top of the mattress with the straps 28 engaging over the opposite sides or edges of the mattress. The screw-eyes or looking members 26 are then turned'so that they may engage in a selected slot 21 of the straps 28 in order to tightly clamp the mattress upon the frame [8. When the mattress or like article is clamped on to the frame I8 the looking member 39 is released so as to permit the swinging of the frame It! to a vertical position. In this position the frame 18 will bear against the bar 32. The device may then be rocked to the desired point whereupon the mattress may be left in a vertical position or may be swung to a horizontal position and cleaned upon the frame if desired or left in the sun for airing.

This device is constructed of relatively few parts and the weight of the device by itself is relatively small so that one person can handle between the uprights, means for swingably securingthe frame to the uprights, said frame including a plurality of parallel slats disposed in spaced relation to each other between the uprights, means for securing the slats together, at least one of said slats having a hinged section, a clamping bar for each slat, a pair of flexible straps secured one to each end of each clamping bar and provided with a plurality of spaced apart slots and a locking member carried by each end of each slat and engageable in a selected slot of a strap to detachably hold the bars in clamped position.

2. A device as set forth comprising a base, up-

rights carried by the base, anda frame swing-V ably supported between the uprights, said frame comprising a pair of longitudinal frame bars disposed in parallel relation, a plurality of. transverse bars secured to said longitudinal bars and projecting laterally thereof, a clamping bar for each transverse bar and adjustable means for securing each clamping bar in a position, overlying a transverse bar to clamp an article between said, transverse bars and'said clamping bars.v

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